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<span><span>Thomas Berry was an intellectual giant and cultural visionary of extraordinary stature. His vast knowledge of history, religions, and expertise as a cultural historian, united with his concern for the future of the planet is a unique blend revealing a genuine original thinker. Many know of his proposal for a </span><span>new story</span><span>, and a vital Earth sensitive spirituality. Few know the intellectual journey, because he presented his thoughts as a seamless and studied synthesis. This book is about the intellectual journey of Thomas Berry: of the roots and insights that are hidden within his ecological, spiritual proposal. </span></span>

<span><span>Foreword<br></span><span>Brian Swimme </span><span><br><br>Introduction<br></span><span>Heather Eaton</span><span><br><br>Chapter 1: Thomas Berry and the New Story: An Introduction to the Work of Thomas Berry<br></span><span>Mary Evelyn Tucker</span><span><br><br>Chapter 2: </span><span>Exploring Thomas Berry’s Historical Vision</span><span><br></span><span>John Grim</span><span><br><br></span><span>Part I. Thomas Berry and Traditional Religions</span><span><br>Chapter 3: Thomas Berry on Yoga, Buddhism and Carl Jung<br></span><span>Christopher Key Chapple</span><span><br><br>Chapter 4: The Influence of Confucianism on Thomas Berry’s Thought<br></span><span>Mary Evelyn Tucker</span><span><br><br>Chapter 5: Thomas Berry’s Understanding of the Psychic-Spiritual Dimension of Creation</span><span>: </span><span>Some Sources<br></span><span>Dennis O’Hara</span><span><br><br>Chapter 6: Understanding the Universe as Sacred: The Challenge for Contemporary Christianity<br></span><span>Cristina Vanin</span><span><br><br>Chapter 7: Thomas Berry and Indigenous Thought: First Nations and Communion with the Natural World<br></span><span>John Grim</span><span><br><br>Chapter 8: Metamorphosis:</span><span> </span><span>A Cosmology of Religions in an Ecological Age<br></span><span>Heather Eaton</span><span><br><br></span><span>Part II. Expanding Horizons </span><span><br>Chapter 9: The Great Work in a Sacred Universe: The Role of Science in Berry’s Visionary Proposal<br></span><span>Anne Marie Dalton</span><span><br><br>Chapter 10: The Earth Jurisprudence of Thomas Berry and the Tradition of Revolutionary Law <br></span><span>Brian Brown</span><span><br><br>Chapter 11: From the Daily and Local to the Communion of Subjects<br></span><span>Paul Waldau</span><span><br>Afterword: Postmodern Suggestions<br></span><span>Stephen Dunn</span></span>

<span><span>Heather Eaton </span><span>is professor of conflict studies at Saint Paul University.</span></span>